Linketies and life

Maybe catching up on linketies a bit, but it depends how much longer I can look at a computer screen. I broke my brainmeats at work today; got through evaluating about 600 entries in the knowledgebase, which works out to about 75/hr. Not many calls though, thanks to the superbowl. I've been flaring and feeling like crap, so now my mental state is about on par with my physical; sleep soon I'm sure.

Black History Month With [info]radiovolume, Day Six: Music -- Don't miss all the vids embedded in the comment discussions of various musical forms.

Atlanta Poly Weekend organizers in the news

Bill Nye on America's "horrible" science education

Database to foil yoga copythieves to launch

Antifeatures: deliberate, expensive product features that no customer wants

Apollo 14: A View from Antares

Marijuana seeds: $6-$14 per seed.

Hydroponics system for one plant: $34.

Calling 911 to ask how much trouble you will get in if you grow one pot plant: priceless.

This crisis was not an accident.

An Anomalous SETI Signal

Arrests Upheld in Palm Springs, but Who Won?

Kuchu in Uganda

Tuning graphene film so it sheds water
Windshields that shed water so effectively that they don't need wipers. Ship hulls so slippery that they glide through the water more efficiently than ordinary hulls.

The Disastrous Legacy Of Ronald Reagan In Charts

A look back, artists in 1984 imagine four more years of Reagan

A man with a low IQ has been banned from having sex by a High Court judge who admitted the case raised questions about “civil liberties and personal autonomy”.

Gay Couple's House Burned Down In North Carolina

Cameron begins extremism crackdown as cash withheld from 'suspect groups'

Bronx man accidentally shot by cops looking for his son

Assange Extradition Hearing Begins Tomorrow